William R. Peck School
1916 Northampton St
Holyoke MA, 01040, Hampden County
Phone: 413-534-2040
Ranking: (1,299 out of 1,316, bottom 1%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Holyoke School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 45 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | ||||||
Total Students: | 389 | 664 | 693 | 612 | 601 | 647 | ||||||
Grade 4: | 73 | 18.8% | 65 | 9.8% | 57 | 8.2% | 63 | 10.3% | 61 | 10.1% | 67 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 18.8% | 59 | 8.9% | 73 | 10.5% | 68 | 11.1% | 63 | 10.5% | 69 | 10.7% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 15.2% | 76 | 11.4% | 69 | 10.0% | 69 | 11.3% | 72 | 12.0% | 76 | 11.7% |
Grade 7: | 99 | 25.4% | 73 | 11.0% | 83 | 12.0% | 75 | 12.3% | 82 | 13.6% | 90 | 13.9% |
Grade 8: | 85 | 21.9% | 80 | 12.0% | 83 | 12.0% | 80 | 13.1% | 78 | 13.0% | 85 | 13.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 209 | 53.7% | 352 | 53.0% | 347 | 50.1% | 301 | 49.2% | 291 | 48.4% | 311 | 48.1% |
Female: | 180 | 46.3% | 312 | 47.0% | 346 | 49.9% | 311 | 50.8% | 310 | 51.6% | 336 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 352 | 90.5% | 588 | 88.6% | 618 | 89.2% | 544 | 88.9% | 534 | 88.9% | 554 | 85.6% |
Black: | 9 | 2.3% | 25 | 3.8% | 30 | 4.3% | 34 | 5.6% | 34 | 5.7% | 28 | 4.3% |
White: | 23 | 5.9% | 45 | 6.8% | 39 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.7% | 55 | 8.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 351 | 90.2% | 581 | 87.5% | 643 | 92.8% | 553 | 90.4% | 512 | 85.2% | 512 | 79.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 18 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.60 | 10.98 | 12.38 | 11.05 | 10.07 | 10.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 21% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 20% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 6% | 13% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 25% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 32% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 20% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 28% | 67% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 15% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 20% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 17% | 53% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 15% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 16% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 20% | 52% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 23% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 26% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 24% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 16% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 20% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 21% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 27% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 17% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 12% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 18% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 13% | 51% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 28% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 27% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 23% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 29% | 67% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 27% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 24% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 28% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 29% | 60% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 32% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 38% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 36% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 71% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 18% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 21% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 19% | 52% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 44% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 47% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 40% | 78% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 19% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 24% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 23% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 32% | 54% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 7% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 6% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 7% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 10% | 39% |
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* William R. Peck School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.